October 4, 2020
Oregon's education and human services departments recently announced direct payments to help compensate families for the cost of meals students would have received at school during coronavirus-related closures. More than 300,000 students are eligible for the Pandemic EBT -- or electronic benefits transfer -- payments of $100 or more, which are part of the state's plan to transition students back to school, said Dan Haun of the state's department of human services.